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WHOLE NUMBER 1527. ' - . .
DIUSIC.
In the dim and distant ages,
The philosophers and sages
To the wondering people told
How planets, as they rolled,
Made the music of the spheres
Audible to heavenly ears,
Though the harmonies they stirred
Must by mortals be unheard.
So some lives that silent seem
As the shadows in a dream,
May be sweetly sounding keys
In celestial melodies,
Though the music in their tone
Reach the ear of God alone.‘
II. If. G'. 2‘21.th ll’atolmia'n.
Irems crowded out last week.
At the close of the funeral exercises of Mr.
St. John last week, Dr. Mead remarked to a
clerical brother. that he had now been a pas-'
tor in Norwalk forty years, and had during
that time attended at the burrial of over two
thousand persons. What a solemn cernment-
ary upon man’s mortality. ,
The demand for the Ferry Memorials last
week was very large, and the supply has
become exhausted. While in Washington
our senior by special effort succeeded in
securing a large number- in. addition to the
comparatively small quantity furnished to
our State Congressmen, and they have been
freely distributed to local families. The
eagerness with which they are sought after
by men of all parties shows in what esteem
the late Senator was universally held by his
fellow citizens.
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You can‘t teach our friend Captain Shum-
way of the Litchfield Enquirer, anything
about target shooting. At the officers meet,
ing in Bridgeport, Friday last, twenty-three
officers practiced at the target, and Shumway
led the left flank,'uiakiiig 4 out of a possible
25. His familiarity with the “shooting
stick" perhaps gave him an unfair advantage
over his competitors. Capts. Lever of Stam-
ford, and Mead of Greenwich crowded him
uncomfortably close. Capt. Kingmaii cap-
tured the other flank, scoring 22.
The Norwich Bulletin, Meriden Recorder
and Middletown Constitution have all rc-
ceotly “come out” in new type, and the Dan,
bury Newc is preparing to do so. Sorry they
were compelled to “show evidence of pros-
perity" and renew in these hard times, but
then they probably bought to better advan-
tage than possible to do when type is in bet-
ter demand
hm‘»
Two young ladies were dreadfully frighten-
ed on Thursday last, up Main street, by a
bare-headed crazy man running after them.
Such a character certainly ought not to be
permitted to roam our streets, as the most
serious consequences might result from the
{right he might cause, however harmless .he
may be in conduct. In this case, the terror
of the ladies was only redeemed by the com-
ical denoumcnt. One had run one way and
the other in an opposite direction and disap-
peared, so that for a long time. they were un-
able to find each other again.
Is n’t it strange that with all the enterprise
and public spirit ruling in Norwalk there
can’t be a crosswalk cleaned of mud, when-
ever it rains or there has been a heavy dew.
The one across from the Bank Building to the
Danbury depot is especially muddy on all
such occasions, and our authorities ought to
provide some means of having that one, if no
others, kept free of deep mud. Probably a
dollar a month paid our lanipligliters would
accomplish such a result
There are about four hundred and forty
worthless, mangy curs ‘roaming the streets
which ought to be either called ~ in or exter-
ininatcd. After the terrible experiences of
the past few months in the way of liydi’oplio-
bia no such risks ought to be tolerated by any
community. Let the dog laws be thoroughly
and inflexibly enforced.
\Vc read of a faithful missionary of the
American Sunday School Union, who has
.just died in Illinois, after sixteen .years of
faithful service in that State, in Arkansas and
in Indiana. During that time he has organ-
ized 271 new schools, made over fifteen hun-
dre address, and set in; motion influences
which have reached directly 100,000 persons.
.His works do follow him. His name was D.
M. Alter.
This paragraph, copied from the Congrega-
tr'onavlz'st, refers to one who, for several years,
has been supported, in part, by the annual
contribuion of $500 by, the Sunday School of
the First Congregational church in Norwalk
His monthly letters have added much interest
to their concerts. Mr. W. R. Port, who
was their missionary for several years, is now
in the Depository of the American Sunday
School Union in Chicago.
School, for more than a score of years, has
been re-producing itself and its blessings in
the great West. , -
Westport Honored.
The Rev. Henry Griswold Jesup, now the
president of, the New England Botanical So—
ciety and as a botanist second to no one .111
New England, excepting. perhaps, Professor
Gray, has been appointed Professor of Natu-
ral History in Darmouth College.
The above item, from the Evening Post of
March 30th, relates to a. member of one of the
oldest families of Westport, and Fairfield
(Greensfarms),son of the late William Henry
Jesup and grandson of Ebenezer Jesup so
long and widely known in Fairfield county.
Rev. Henry Griswold J esup was formerly
pastor of the Congregational Church of Stan-
wich.
Our corset shops are greatly hindered by
the difficulty of getting whalebone or its sub-
stitute, “prepared horn,” which is imported
from Germany, the art of preparing it not be-
ing known in this country.
And to think that our clerical friend Bacon
of the Derby Transcript should let out the
secret that the ladies of his town have had to
shield their waists with horns, all around ?
Presentation of a Sword to one of
the President’s Suit.
WALIllNG'l’ON, April 5.——Major C. C. Snif-
fen, so well known and highly esteemed by
all who have had occasion to visit the Presi-
dent’s house, was this evening made the re—
cipient of an elegant sword, presented by his
associates at the Executive Mansion. The
presentation was made by Col. ‘Villiain H.
Crook, the disbursing clerk, who was replied
to by Major Sniffer], both speeches being in
the happiest vein. The affair took place at
the Major’s residence, and the affair was de-
void of anything of formality, being credit-
able alike to the donors and the recipient.
Major Sniffen is a, resident of Long Hill,
just north of Bridgeport, and is the young
gentleman so recently commissioned a Pay-
mastcr in the army, for his meritorious servi-
ces as Executive Clerk at the White House.
Gus Croffut, of the Graphic, is lecturing
on Milton. ’
The school boys haye taken the exact
hight of every post and hydrant in town.
Clara Louise Kellogg will simmer next
summer at her old home in New Hfirtford.
Jas. Ambler has Charus Brotherton vigor-
ously at work repainting his Mott Place resi-
deuce.
The New York Drum corps is as large this
season as ever, and is to all intents and pur-
poses a full brass band.
Rev. T. S. Child, D. D., is writing a series
of articles in the Congregatzbnaltst, Boston,
on the Antiquity of Man, in which he de-
pends on Biblical statements against the so-
called scientists with his usual ability.
Thus this Sunday
i‘woikipg a farm-for which; for required the
FARMERS’ CLUB, AMERICAN
INSTITUTE.
This paper was read before lub, April
10th, by H. G. Crickmore, of New York
World, on the Breeding of Horses. '
To N. 0. Ely President and Gentlemen of the
American Institute Farmers‘ Club:—
Mony thanks for your invitation to prepare
a paper on the “Horse Question” as embraced-
under the general heads. Different breeds,
crossing breeds to produce particular results
or qualities, ihoroughbreds, fancy strains',and
breeding for profit-in this section of the Uni-
ted States. I am afraid that what knowledge
I possessbn the subjects named is so-meagre
as to makg it Scarcely worthy your timeor
att-ention,lbut what I have is at your com-
nnnd. Of the first four points under the
general head I really know nothing, except
that I believe the American trotting horse to
be one of the most useful animals known,
not exactly in the light of a' racing-machine.
but as a useful domestic animal, one capable
of being used for every purpose known, it;
pleasure or in business. It is a breed capable
of an immense amount of work of; a certain
kind, especially light draught work; that
when “hitched” to a country wagon or carry»
all will jog along fast enough for all practical
purposes, while, as a whole, ninety out of a
hand red can be driven from one end of Man-
hatten Island to another by any. man or wo-
man with average intelligence. The improve-
ment of this class of horses is worthy the
attention of farmers . everywhere, not only
from the merely human point of view, but
because it must eventually be the SOUI'QQ‘OI
great revenue to this country. . .
Therefore the fifth point of your invitation,
"breeding for profit,” is a Subject which I
think every farmer. in. the “United States
should give most,eaifeful. and thoughtful at-
tention, more especially that class owning or
labor of four... six or eight horses, half of
which should be m‘ares. In the little travel I
have had during the. last few years, I have
noticed that very many farmers possess fine-
looking, big-bodied mares, many perhaps a
trifle coarse to critical eyes, but not one of
which could not, with a little care and judg-
ment, be made to produce a good percentage
on the capital invested in her without any
great loss of time as far as usefulnesss is con-
cerned. _
- The natural tendency of the wealthy classes
of our large cities since the war has been for
show and display in horses and equipages.
The light skeleton wagon is rapidly giving
way to the heavy pliaeton‘s and dog-carts for
gentlemen, and _to stylish carriages and
coupes for ladies. Already we have a four-
in-hand club, one member of which foIlowed
the English style of driving a public route,
nearly the whole summer season, with a fair
promise that he will do the same this summer,
with more or less opposition from others
anxious to gliine in the same sphere. Now,
while these may be luxuries that .our forefath-
ers would scarcely think conducive to a
republican form of government, .it is a state
of affairs that every farmer possessing the
means should assist all in his power, for it not
only means horscfiesh, but it means an in-
crea‘seddemand for hay, oats, corn and other
products of the earth.
Of course, this is defense of the system
from a political standpoint. All such aristo-
cratic notions mean, of course, a centraliza-
tion of money, to theadvantage of the rich
and to the injury of the poor. But that-the
fact exists there can be no denial, and that it
will continue to exist to the end of, time is
nearly as certain. Consequently it behooves
those in a position to benefit by such ideas to
make the most of the fashion by raising
horses fit for the work, and he who excels
will be the one to make the most money by
it. -When Mr. Bennett returned from Eng-
la in 1875 he brought out with him two
four-in-hand teams, one of rooms (a very fash-
ionable color) and one of golden chestnuts,
that cost him well up in the thousands.
Hard work in New York and Newport quick-
ly used up the foreigners, and one or more
visits had to be made to Kentucky to find
horses to suit Mr. Bennett’s somewhat fastid-
ious taste. Having set, as it were, the fash-
ion, other gentlemen of means and; leisure
followed Mr. Bennett’s example, and I know
that nearly all thelliorse-breeding localities
were scoured by agents and speculators to
find suitable horses. When Mr. DeLancey
Kane first began his daily trip to Pelham and 4
back, he found great difficulty in obtaining
horses that suited his ideas. He did not want
to pay 'fancy prices, but he wanted horses
sound in every respect—not the heavy animal
that my lady uses for fashionable calls or to
go to church or the opera with, but the com-
pact, wiry, fifteen-hand animal, with plenty
of style, capable of doing his eight miles an
hon; and repeat morning and afternoon if
necessary. The result was the West-
ern breeders quickly found a market for
their stock, and as there is a constant and
steady demand for carriage horses, both' of
the heavy kihil, such as can be seen on Fifth"
avenue daily, and of the medium kind, such
as the Four—in-Hand Club requires, it seems
to me that the farmers resident cast of the
or glass land along our water courses, cannot
do better than to turn their attention to
breeding. It certainly 'requires but little
time. There need be no great expense, while
the interest every man and woman has in
raising young stock, would be such an agree-
able variation in the daily routine of life as
toat once become a pleasure as’well asa
profit. -
Another feature of this breeding. interest
should not be overlooked, and that is the
chances this country affords for being the
basis of supplies for European governments
to obtain horses both for cavalry and artillery
purposes. Horses have recently been shipped
from Canada to England for domestic purpo-
ses. They found a ready sale, and were
much admired; and no longer ago than last
autumn, that distinguished young statesman
and turfite, Lord Rosebury, said in my pres-
ence that he thought the domestic horses of
the United States were among the best that
he had ever seen, and he thought eventually
there would be a great demand for them.
This must be taken in connection with the
fact that he was 0 of the original movers
for the investigatio as to the deterioration of
horses in Great Britain, and wrote the report
made ,to the House of'Lords on the subject.
I know him to be an admirer of the products
and industries of the United States, and that
the country has in him a‘fricnd who will not
hesitate a moment to call the Government’s
attention on the markets of the United States
should England ever need horse-flesh for her
cavalry, artillery or transportation corps.
That the continental governments may event-
ually be compelled to look to us for the same
materal of war is not unlikely, although as a
whole, they are at the present time better
supplied with horses than England, having
given due attention to the subject of breeding
horses some years ago.
Having thus endeavored -to show that there
is a market for our horses, the next thing is'
to show how the market can be supplied, and
in this rgspect I must crave your attention
for a moment and travel directly frdm the
subject matter of this paper. As a turf re-
porter it has long seemed to me that nearly
all the State and county agricultural societies
have been somewhat neglectfu'l of their true
interests, and instead of encouraging the
breeding of useful animals in their immediate
districts by offering encouraging premiums
for young stock, brood mares and stallions,
they have‘offered a few cheap medals, with
little on no attention or accommodation to'
Alleghanics, especially those owning meadow .
‘ NORWALK,CONNECTICUT,TIIESDAY,APRILC17, 187T. .
time they have paid too much attention, to
the trotting of a lot of worthless geldings,
which for any real use were not worth their
shoes. Instead of risking so much money on
“exhibitions of speed," the societies should-
buy a half or quarter Hambletonian stallion,
ora thoroughbred stallionetlie get of Les:
ington, Australian, Orin fact any well-bred
. stallion—possessing bone and substance, with
good trotting action if a trotter—a horse w'th
intelligence, that would at once win the eye,
and if necessary pass the inspection by a Ger-
man or Russian Government inspector. Any;
association adopting 'such a course, with the
presumption that the horse would be in the
hands of an honest, capable man, devoted to
his business, would in a few years introduce
a,new source of wealth to their members,
instead of their mares, as is now often the
case, dropping worthless colts and fillies,
possessing neither shape nor strength, and
often inheriting diseases rendering them at
five years old only fit to drag but a miserable
existence in a brick yard. Such an association
would accomplish at least one' object for
which'it' was organized. Not only would
the members of the association benefit by the .
services 'of their stallion, but new interests
would spring up in the vicinity. Every
breeder would naturally endeavor to show
the best stock, and in course of time “horse
fairs” would become one of our most inter-
esting spring and autumn holidays. Buyers
would be attracted to the neighborhoods that
excelled ‘my special breeds. Sane coun-
ties would .xcel- in carriage horses; others in
saddle horses. One would become famous
for its chestnuts; another for bays, blacks or
greys, as Lincolnshire in England is famous
for its to ans. ‘
A few words more on the subject of stal-
lions. Farmers and breeders cannot be too
particular to what they breed their common-
est mares. Cheap seryicc by some big, peri-
patetic, soft-looking brute, with a pedigree
that is said to run back for a century or two,
should be especially avoided. In fact, it
should be made a criminal offense for any
man to “tramp" through the country with a
stallion claiming a pedigree which is plainly
false. But what would be better, in my esti-
mation, is that the several State governments
should take the subject‘in hand. No stallion
should be publicy advertised without 'first
'having been duly examined by a competent
veterinary surgeon, and if any pedigree is
claimed it must be vouched for by- proper
proof, the evidence of which shall be duly
set forth in the license that those controlling
the stallion shall be compelled to exhibit. No
horse should be licensed for such public ser-
vice that does not come up to a standard to
be prescribed by a State agricultural board.
Of course the care must not be all on the part
of‘ the horse—the mare at least should be
healthy, of good size, and properly taken
care of at all times. ‘ .
Personally, I would even go further in the
matter of horse-breeding, and would like to
see the establishment in large agricultural
districts of National or State stud farms sim-
ilar in character to the imperial horas of
Germany, Austria (Hungary) and Russia, he-
lieving that with proper economy and thrift
all money invested would pay amply in the
long run. Of course, under our present po-
litical system, such an idea is Utopian, but it
is a success in Europe—Kisbcr, the winner of
last year‘s English Derby, having been bred
on the Imperial farm at Kisber, Hun-
gary, from whence he was sold as a yearling
—-and there is no reason Why our own State
or National government should not give some
support to an industry that can be made so
productive.
The new postal cards will not be issued on
the first of May as expected. All bids were
rejected and new proposals will be advertised
for, and the time extended in order that suc-
cessful bidders may put in new 'machinery.
But two or three manufacturers can make the
proposed double-tint cards with present fa-
cilities.
THE STORY OF TWEED,
The narrative of the flight and wanderings
of William M. Tweed as given in Harper's
Weekly, has all the interest of a novel. None
of the conjectures as to the manner of hises-
cape were so wilers the reality. We have
had scores of improbable theories to account
for his mysterious evasion from the sheriff,
but no romancer ever thought of such an au-
daucious transaction as a regular contract with
a gang of professional robbers to receive his
body in front of his own door at a certain
minute on a certain evening, and to deliver it
in good condition at some point within the
jurisdiction of Spain. Yet that seems to have
been the method of his going away, and the
subsequent chapters of the story are quite
as lively as the introduction. He spent three
months on the top of the Palisades, looking
from his window upon‘the city which he had
robbed and ruled, and sitting nearly all day,
with close shaven face and a red wig, de-
vouring the newspaper accounts of the search
for him and‘the reports of his great lawsuits.
He was bid for two weeks in adeserted shad-
fishers but on Staten Island. He risked one
visit to Brooklyn.. He sailed along the coast
to Florida. He camped out a whole season
in the swamps and everglades. He lived in a
lighthouse. Then he .crossed to Cuba in a
fishing smack; and his subsequent journeys
are ancient history. He had no accomplices
among the sheriff’s ofliccrs, and none, if this
narrative is strictly true, even in his own
family. .. .
The unkind. suggestion thrown out when
he first disappeared, that he had run away
from Mr. David Dudley Field, seems to have
b :en pretty near the truth. He resolved upon“
escape when his financial affairs became too
desperate to allow the expensive luxury of
that distinguished attorney. any longer, and
when the only chance of saving a_few frag-
ments of his estate was to get away to some
quiet spot where the lawyer's could not reach
him. He weighed 280 pounds when he start-
ed, and he weighed 160 when he landed at
Vigo. How much he had fallen away in
- other part during his connection with Mr.
Field nnot be learned; but it is certain that
the melancholy arithlepleted' personage whom
the sheriff received from on board the Frank-.
lin last November was a very diflerent man
from the old Boss, who once faced so boldly
an outraged public sentiment and the minis-
ters of the violated laws. He sat down in
his prison and wrote a letter to Charles O'Con-
or in which it must he confessed there is a.
touch of pathos. He had done with lawyers.
“ I am an old man,” said he, “ greatly brok-
"en in health, cast down in spirit, and can
“ no longer hear my burden." He offered
an unconditional surrender of all that he had
left, and promised to give Mr. O’Conor what-
ever information lie needed to continue the
purification ‘of the public service: “ Nothing
could better illustrate thechauge in Twecd's
condition of mind than this proposal to reveal
the secrets he liadguardcd so stubbornly and
so long. a - .
The Bridgeport Standard says: “Dr. Chas.
P. Uhle, of N orwalk, who has been for sev-
eral years the bright and interesting corres-
pondent of_ the Standard, is compelled by
his health to. leave for the west, going to
Colorado. Dr. Uhle is one of the best neWs-
paper correspondents we have ever met, and
is authorized to act in that capacity for us
wherever his wandering footsteps may lead
him, and our readers will be fortunate if his
engagements allow him to'write occasionally
during his absence. We trust that returning
health and strength may enable him to enjoy
his trip west and to again resume his profes-
sronal and literary duties at no distant day.”
.)—.-————
Minister Washburne has addressed a corn-
munication to_ the President, requesting-to be
recalled from‘the position of minister of. the
United States to France. Secretary Ev‘arts
replied that the President would accept the
resignation, with the understanding that Mr.
Washburne will remain in office until his
successor shall be appointed.
fi—O, . 0—.-
“Now, then, state your case,” said a De-
troit lawyer, the other day, as he put the five
dollar bill, away in his vest pocket. “Well,"
began his client, “suppose the man living
next door wants to put a barn right up agaiiist
my line, coming within two feet of my
house ?”_ “He can"t do it, sir—can't“ do any
such thing," replied the lawyer. “But I
want’to put my barn right up against his
line,’ remarked the client. “Oh—ah—yes, I
see. Well, srr, go right ahead and put your
barn there. All the law in the case is on
l
{exhibitors or the exhibited. At the same
your side."
tions, in escaping with his lifeand a broken
' ing and contents 'will be "from $750,000 to
ANOTHER HORROR.
persist} or AN IMMENSE horror—GREAT
Loss or LIFE-THRILLING mornnx'rs.
Sn. LOUIS, April 11tlI.—-'l‘lic Southern IIo'
tel, in this city, was destroyed by fire early
this morning. The fire ' broke out about 2
o’clock, and it was impossible to arrest the
flames before the entire building had been de-
stroyed. The hotel was full of guests, and
the building burned so quickly that there was
great loss of life. The first estimate was 250
but later dispatches place the loss at about
50, although the number is not definitely as-
certained. If, under the circumstances, the
number does not exceed 50 it may be regard-
ed as fortunate. The storcs in the vicinity
were filled with the dead and wounded.
The fire was discovered at 1:25, but before
the fire engines arrived the entire upper sto--
ries were in flames. At 2 o’clock the scenes
in the immediate vicinity were indescribable.
The excitement was intense. The windows
in the upper stories were crowded with men
and women whom it was impossible to save.
A few were rescued by ladders placed on the
Fourth street portico, but on the other three
sides the longest ladders fell far short of the
upper windows. Pctcr Blow, son of a form-
er minister-to Brazil, waasleeping on the 6th
floor, and succeeded, after strenuous exer-
arm. The building was six stories in height,
and Mr. Blow thinks the majority of inmates
of the two upper stories perished.
The fire originated in the store room in the
basement, and was first seen coming through
the ground floor near the office. ' In ten min-
utes it had ascended the elevators and rotun-
da, and spread itself over the sixth floor irri-
der the roof. This floor was occupied by the
employees of the hotel, the largest part of
whom were women. The fire spread rapidly,
filling every room and hall with flames and
smoke, and the scene wasonc of the most
terrible description. Frantic women and
children ran through the halls, shrieking in
the most heartrending manner, in their wild
and desperate efforts to escape. The smoke
was so dense in some of the halls that the gas
jets were extinguished, which rendered egress
even to those familiar with the building a
matter of difficulty. The fire department was
on the spot promptly, and hundreds of people
con-regated at the scene ready and willing to
render any aid possible. The density of the
smoke in the halls drove many guests back
into their rooms, and they rushed to the win-
dows as a means of escape. Ladders were
raised as soon as possible, and many women
and children with nothing but their night
clothes on were thus taken from the burning
building. Some fainted from fright and oth-
ers sank exhausted to the ground from ner-
vous prostratiun. A fire escape was the
means of saving many lives. ' ‘
While this work was going on some fright-
ful scenes occurred. no man who had been
occupying a window on the Walnut street
side, became desperate at the seeming delay
in effecting his escape, and tore the sheets
from his bed into strips and tied them togeth-
er. Fastening this improvised rope to the
window sill, and disregarding the fact that it
did not ‘rcach‘ more than twenty feet he let
himself down, hand over hand. The men be-
low who saw his position turned away their
heads to avoid witnessing the sickening event
that was inevitable. Finally he reached the
end of the sheet, and then for the first time
he seemed to realize his position. He stop-
ped, threw his head back, revealing a ghastly
face, and swung slowly to and fro, swayed by
the breeze which the roaring flames above
created. His limbs swung around convuls-
ively as though to catch upon something, then
he let go, and groans went up from hundreds
as he whirled round and round, and finally
struck on’the stone flagging with a sickening
thud. He was carried to a saloon across the,
Street and died in a few moments. Two other
men jumped from afourth-story window, one
of whom seem; not to be dangerously injured
while the other expired in a few moments. A
woman in a fifth-story window on the Fifth
street front became panic stricken and jump-
ed out. She alighted on her feet, and was
carried to the St. James hotel, and is still
alive. » Her husband, who "was standing by
her side, then tore up the bedding and let the.
strip so made out of the window.' To this
the firemen attached a rope, which the man
hauled up, and making it fastto the window
srll, safely descended by‘it. A-‘man named
J. E. Wilson jumped from a fburth story
window and was killed. Andrew Ensman
and Mrs. Scott met their death in the same
way.
At a quarter past two, or about three-quar-
ters of an hour after the fire was discovered,
the entire roof was ablaze,an(l the flames rap-
idly descended to the lower stories. A half-
hour later and the floors and interior walls be-
gan to fall. The roof soon fell in, and there
is now nothing left of the hotel except the
Walnut street front and posts of the Fourth
and Fifth street faces. The loss on the build
$1,000,000. The amount of insurance is not
yet known, but the Boston companies have
$57,000. '
An early dispatch stated that Kate Claxton,
the actress, and who was one of the survivors
of the Brooklyn theater disaster, jumped
from awindow, but a later dispatch states
that she lind sufficient presence of mind to
wet some to N613 and' wrap them around her
head and face and then walked and rolled
down stairs. With the exception of some
bruises she was not injured. _Shc lost her
wardrobe and effects. ‘
A young man named Charley Keenan per-
ished by suffocation while attempting to res-
cue it friend. Miss Frankie Mchllan, a
member of the Olympic theater company, in
attempting to wer herself from a fourth
story window 0 the west wing,fell a distance
of twenty feet to the roof of a low building
adjoining the hotel, and sustained injuries
which will undoubtedly cause her death.
Milton Noble, who is playing an engagement
at Debois Opera House, managed to escape
in his night clothes, but lost his wardrobe
and $5,000 in United States bonds. It is im-
possible at this time to ascertain the extent or
number of killed. as the ruins are too her for
excavation; but it is'genei'ally estimated that
it will not fall short of one hundred and fifty.
Herman Ger-lich, of the German consulate of
this city, who occupied a room on the third-
floor, took his wife in his arms and leaped to
the street, both sustaining serious and it is
feared fatal injuries. A large number were
injured and removed to various parts of the
city; their names have not yet been ascer-
tained. It is reported that several bodies
were removed to private houses, and no r
ports have been—made to the police. Out
one hundred and ten persons known to have
been in the east wing of the building, only
sixteen are known to be saved. The most
intense excitement prevails throughout the
city, and a deep gloom has settled on the com ,
munity, business being utterly at a standstill.
_
The new eras which have been dawning on
various portions of the country, with great
energy, at the rate of ten or twelve a day, for
the last year or two, have not spared Galves-
ton; and the announcement is again made
that 'a - grand and glowing future has just
opened up before that enterprising city. This
time it is by reason of’a first shipment of
beef from Galveston, by steamer, for Eng-
land, via New York. The Galveston News
intimates that it is nonsense to think of send-
ing cattle overland to New York, and con-
verting them into can, blue beef here, when
people will get it at Galveston ‘fresh, fat,
healthy, and» luscious, as if it had just stop-
ped from cropping the rich and, nutritious
‘ asses of our unrivalled pastures.’ The
ewe foresees a concentration of the beef
trade at Galveston, and remarks that ‘the ter-
riblc'horiis and boots of the dreaded Texan
steer wrll no longer furnish the Northern lo-
cal, furnishing for an item, with food for the
same.’ The prospect, in fact, is altogether
of the most dazzling and elaborate descrip-
tion. .
-«Q.-.
The treasury department believes that the
entire amount of the four and one-half per
cent. loan Will be taken before the meeting of
congress in December. One hundred and
thirty millions of the amount have already
been placed, about half of which is' subscrib-
cd to in Europe, leaving seventy millions to
be placed. Only twenty millions ..of the 5-
203 of May and November, are now out-
standing. After these are called in the
treasury will commence on the January and .
July, 1865, six per cent.
plete the placing of the four and a half per
cents.
Senator Blaine, ina conversation the other
day, was asked how he liked the new cabinet,
and immediately told the following story.
“Once upon a time a party of gentlemen in
Maine started out on a hunting expedition”
On the way they elected one of tlieir'numberl
to the responsible position of cook, with the
understanding that the first one who growled
or objected to the cooking should take the
cook’s place, and that this rule should con-
tinue throughout the trip. 0n the first morn-
ing out, while at breakfast, one of the party
took up a biscuit, put it to his mouth, bit out
a piece,and immediately exclaimed ;“Whew,
how salty ! but I like it.”——— Worcester Spy.
-—————‘-+<.>—'o—-———~—.—
About $150,000,- ‘
000 of these will have to be called in to .com- .
NORWALK GAZETTE.
PlllllSllED event tumor mama.
The'Sccoud Oldest Pappr In the Stale.
OFFICE IN GAZETTE BUILDING.
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Organist of the First Congregationalchurch .
_ Teacher of the '
Plano-Forte, Organ and npucnl
7 ()an po-ltlon.
Box 379 l’. 0.. NORWALK, CONN.
~J. Belden Hurlbutt, v,“
Attorney llllll Counsellor a Law,
Room No. 4, ['up ”111”,]
o GAZETTE BUILDING.
EMILYVD. PAll-DEE,M.D.,
(Graduate of N. Y. Medical College for Women,
. Cor. IVAIN d.- MARSHALL STREETS,
SOUTH NOR‘VALII, CONN.
Office Hours, until!) a. m., andlrom 3 p. m. t-
tention to all classes of diseases incident to 11 en-
eral practice of medicine arid surgery. Fam-
ilies supplied with Homoeopathic remedies.
References by pcrmissron:—S.Lileiithal, M. 1).,
Prof. of 'I‘heoryaiiil .Practicc,N. Y.eil.y; Clemencc
Lozier, M. D. Dean of Collc *e, N. Y.: Alfred I'.
Hills, M. D.,Prol‘. \Iatcria Met 10a. 3m23
EYE AND BAIL—W. R. OAK ES, M. 1).,
i Occnlist and Aurist, has his 001cc corner
.- Wall and Water ses.. where lie'may be
" found every day from!) o’clock, a. m., to
9 o‘clock, ). m , l‘ori‘l'rce consultation. Besides
the eye am ear, the doctor treats successfully all
scroliilous and catharrhal diseases of the lungs,
wrndp‘ipe and throat. some of which are often pre-
disposing causes ot‘ blindness and deafness. Call
ant see the statistics of cases. testimonials. &e.,
at the office as above. Charges for scientific ex-
amination and treatment always moderate. No
charge for consultation. Call for a circular. 46
CIIARLES
' V.‘ . ‘.' .
Surgeon Dent/est, _
NOR‘VALK, CONN.
W. MANY,
Ollicc corner of Main and Wall Streets. Nitrous-
Oxidc Gas administered.
0. 13.5000L'IDGE,
D E N 'I' I S 'I' .
Successor to
. Dr. Asa. Hill,
WALL sTREET, NORWALK,
Ofilce over .
C. J. Gruman’s Dry Goods Store
3‘ Gas administered for extracting teeth with-
out pain. .
DENTISTRY
' AT HARD TIMES PRICES,
For Cash—No Credit :
All work cxcutcd in the Best Manner, at my office
Corner of Main and Washington streets,
SOUTH NORWALK. COS N.
T. E. SWIFT, I). D. ‘5.
J. HARVEY BETT ,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
GROCERDni
Provisions, Flfllll‘,Gl‘alll, Feed, to,
Wilton. Conn.
E0‘VAR‘D P. \VEED,
_ D R U G- G I S '1'
Wall Street, opposite Norwallc Opera House,
A large and well selected stock of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Perl‘nmcr , Patent Medicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters, loilct and Medicated Soaps, Flavoring
and Handkerchief" Extracss, Hair Brushes,Combs,
Sponges, Chamois Skins, Stationery, Cigars, &c.,
and is constantly adding to his stoc all the new
and popular niei icines of the day
S & W. MITCHELL,
. At the ever popular
UNION M’ARKE'I
' has always the best of
Beef, Veal, Mutton, and Pork,-
at iiiirlivingpriccs. Union (formerly Model) Mar
kct, on tiieBridge. - 18
axunns s. nouriwoon,
Fashionable Draper and Tailor,
‘AND
GENTS FURNISHING EMPORI U111.
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
‘ I
'f'O THE LADIES;
Mrs. Riel-earl,
North Avenue, is now I‘ljy prepared to execute
allorders in
“STAMPING.”
Monogrames.Crests,&c., Stamped to order-.15
well as plainstainping. Call and see specimens.9tl
Nonwa LK INSURANCE 00.,
NOR WALK, CONN.
Charter-Capltal - - - $500,000
PaldupCapllal - - - 100,000
WM.O.Si-:aEET.Pi-cs., GEO R.Cowr.Es,Scc’y.
“ET .\l A l NSUR A NCE Co. ol‘llAltTFORD.
Incorporated 1512. Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $5,052,880.19
Insurer: against loss and damage by Fire, on ternrs
adopted to the hazard aridcunsistentwitli the laws
of cornpeiization. CO WLES & MERRILL,‘
Sole Agents for Sorwalk and vrcuiity.
THEODORE E. SMITH,
DEALER 1N
HARD IV/IRE,
Cutlery
AND
Agricultural liiiplcmcnts.
WALL PAPER, WINDOW SHADES, PAINTS
‘ OILS, o LASS, sasu, BLIan,
AND noons.
I
Main St'rcet, Nor-waiir;Coi_‘in.
SIGN PAINTING, PAPER HANGING, &c
B. S.‘8LASCEI{,
Athii-i Store in MALLORY’S BLOCILIHIS con-
stantlyori hand, a general assortment of
G-R'OCERIES ,
cuccxunxmnass,
TIN AND WOODEN WARE, ETC..ETC. .
By devoting his constant personal attention to
the
business he hopes to merit public patronagcs
’WEINCIs—Efifiion, Jr.. '
Practical lenber.
PLUMBING in all its BRANCHES.
Green Houses Fitted up.
Ordersleftat Shop on SchoolStreet, or on slate
Narrow-guagc ~dresses on broad- uage
women don‘t look well.—-Eaaton Free use.
at Belden’s 'I‘in Shop. Jobbing promptlyattendcd
to. , 1:19
, f‘cred to rent.
REAL ESTATE.
\I \Iw,\IV\1\/\luuxlxl\/\I\I\1\/\N\I\/\I\/\ /\/\
venicnt-ly arranged for a small family, formerly
occupied by T. G. l-lOY'l‘. Apply to .
Ztll JOHN M. CARPENTER ,Wcst Mam St.
r \O RENT—The Barn, Stables, and (‘arriage
House on the Sta'ats’ Place, Beldcn Avenue,
within threeminntes’walk of the Brid c,is of-
Apply to G. G. B15 101’.
To Rent.
A Cool Yard in Complete
[liter
FOR BUSINESS. ' '
Sheds, Scales, Am. Capacity for storing 5,000 tons
Ap ily at the ullicc of THE A. E. SIll'l‘ll’S SONS’
PU ‘I‘EltY CO. lnil3
To Rent.
! HE Homestead formerly the residence of
George I’latt, Esq... on lthoton llill. within
ten minutes walk of depot South Nor-walk, Conn.
Nice Country llorize, containing 17 ltooms, Bath-
room .tzci, all in good order. Farm House. Ilol.
(louse, Barris,and otbcrout buildings, with about
4 acres of land. Fiiic Gru lei'ics andgrcat variety
ot‘lruit and shade trees. Vill be rented for the
sum mer. or for the year. Possession immediate-
ly. For terms, apply to '
; Cl‘llltulfl M. HOLMES, or E. I'. V. EED,
: tlll
Norwalk. Conn.
To Rent.
. small cotta cSrnoms opposite residence of
J.PA.\‘T(). , Esq., Broad River. Large gar-
lien and plot of ground With it. lteiit low.
12 Apply 0 . ROBERT ELLS.
To Rent-
OUSE corner of Elm Street and Franklin
Avenue. south sideot‘ Elm Street. I‘osscss-'
ion givcn‘irnmcdiatcly. Ground lloortilB a month.
The place has the Borough water and a. fine well.
not ~ EDENEZEB HILL, Elm Street.
To Rent.
ART of a House,(thrce rooms) right in the vi];
'lage. Rent 810 per month. Possession given
immediately. Enquire atthis olllcc.
To Rent ,Cheap.
W0 BRICK HOUSES and Tenement of eight
rooms. on High Street. Also Brick Store on
easterly side of Main Street. . Enquire of ~
10 N. WOOD. 3: Main Street.
To Rent.
' HOUSE upon the top of the‘ hill above Benc-
dict’s liar; chop. Will be rented to one or two
gOod tenants at a low figure. E. J. HILL. ’
‘ To Rent.
The pleasant residence of the subscriber with
barn and choice fruit, corner of Merwcin and Aca-
demy Sts. Possession given about April 15.
9tf Apply to THOMAS G. OSBORN.
OUSES AND ROOMS To LET, by
H. FITCH, 51 Main Street. 7
STORE TO-RENT.
THE VERY DESIRABLE STORE
Corner Wall and Water Streets,
Norwalk, now occupied by 1). S. Curtis. Enquire
of JOSEPH I. LYNES.
To Rent.
r HE STORE now occupied by Selleck Brothers,
, from April lst. Also a house on Main Street.
near the residence of B. Quintard.
ti E. QUINTARD.
—Six Rooms Pantry Closets
To Rent. ctc.,plcasuntlysitiiatedmndcon:
RETURN TONORWALK.
[IE subscriber, having returned to Norwalk,
bought outtlic Blacksmithing business at the
old. established stand known as “Lamb’s Shop.”
Main Street, is now fully prepared to do
HORSE AND OX. SIIOEING,
—AND-—
Carriage Making.
in the bestmanner, and at low rates. Special at-
tention paid to Lame and Interfering Horses.
EDWIN C.- LLOYD.
1 8 '7 '7 '.
BUY YOUR
Provisions, .
' _.Groceries,
Peultry,
CRUCKERY llll GLASS WARE,
Fruit, Nuts, etc.
15" I S H , ,
(Fresh, Salted and Canned.)
OYSTERS,
(Opened or in the Shell.) - '
GLAD/Isa“)
ALSO
Vegetables of ll~ Kinds,
ell.)
(Fresh and
Canned. Fr'uits,
BREAD, PIES, CAKES, 51.0., 81.0.
AT
" ”burritos, & NEWCOIIIB’S,‘
53 &. 55 Man St., N orwalk.
onisr. remnant. sow
DEALERIN
C - o A L. ,
WOOD AND BRICK,
N’th River Blue Sgpcpefime, Cement
emu" PIPEflIll SEWERS, writs AID
_ cHIMlIEYS, .
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Water St._ Norwah, Conn
CARRIAGE MAKERS.
MULLINGS .t'TlLLY,
Successor s to S. l’. TUITLE,
ADIRSIIAL STREET, SOUTH IVORWALK
Would respectfully inform the citizens of Nor-
walk and vicinity that they are preparedto
- Build Carriages and Wagons
OF EVERY DESCR IDTIONL
Particular attention paid to REPAIRING in al
branches of the trade. '
One SECOND-HAND ROCKAWAY, and one
To Rent.
I [lit elegant residence known as the "Dimon
Place," pleasantly located on West Avenue
one of“ the most desirable places in the Borough of
_ Norwalk, is Offered to rent on moderate terms.
Also, a large Carpenter Shop, located on Arch
Street, on the Benton property. Will be rented
very low. For full particulars enqiire of
(it! JAMES FINNEY, Real Estate Agent.
For Sale.
-=r A EOTTABE Hill A SINGLE FAMILY, new.
ME convenient, welllocatcd and cheap. n-
5 . quire of . C. 1’. TURNEY.
Norwalk, Mai-ch12, 1877. ' 11
' House for Sale.
[IE subscriber, being about to leave town,
offers for sale his residence on High Street.
It is :1 two story frame dwellingwontaiuing ten
rooms, with pantry, closets, water, gas, .20., lot
about 80x200 feet, with choice variety of fruit.
Possession given immediately. For terms and
further particulars enquire of
D. S. BARTIIA M.
Norwalk, April 2d, 1877. 4:14
A Desirable Furnished llouse lo tel
[IE subscriber offers his Ilouse, containing 12
rooms, furnace, gas, Borough water. Also on
premises, an excellent well of water, a line garden,
with asparagus and strawberry beds,applc, pears,
grapes, and otherlruit in abundance, large barn,
poultry house urd yard, wash house, etc. 8:0.
Possession given on short notice. For further
particulars enquire of ‘
CHARLES ’1‘. LEON-Alli).
Norwalk, Feb. 12th, 1&77. 7
F or' Sale.
M, A llouse and Lot. in a healthy location on
RE Fair- Street, above Catharine. The House is
l" _ nearly now, well biiilt.couvcnicntly arrang-
ed, and will make a comfortable and 'leasant
home for al‘ainily of average size. The of. runs
back to the river. There isr. well 01‘ excellent
water on the place, and Borough water in the
Street. Price low, and part of the money can re-
mum on mortgage.’ A line chance to sceurea
home. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE. ‘
For Sale or‘Elxchange.
THE Large, Elegant and Pleasantly Located
Divellirir' of the subscriber, on East Avenue;
House has 10 rooms, with all modern improve-
ments; about two acres ground attached. Will
be sold at reasonable price or exchanged for New
York City property. Apply to or address
2 G EO. WcCBAM, Box 452, Norwalk, Ct.
DeSirable Property for sale.
Verydcsirablc place on East Avenue.
Also, a few choice Building Lots situated on
rn Avenue, for sale cheap. .
~Also,a nicely located House and Lot on Mer-
win Street near West Avenue, for sale at a bar-’
gain. Enquire of
, S, E. OSBORN. East Avenue,
tfll or to l). W.FI’I‘Cl{, West Avenue.
A BARGAIN.
- OI: SALE.—A first~ratc built llousc,(on East
Avenue,) containing nine rooms; will be let
if notsol'l. Also BUILDING LOTS for sale.
Apply to D. II. FITCH.
Norwalk, Nov. 27th, 1875. 48“
FOR SALE.
'TWO very desirable BuildingLotsOn West Main
. Street. Apply at the GAZETTE OFFICE.
CEMENT PIPE FUR CHIMNEYS,
Square and Round Cement I’ipe, with plain and.
ornamental tops, for chimneys; have a more )er-
feet drought, and are cheaper and better t an.
brick;lalso
D R A I N P .I P E,
The best in the Market. Warranted to give satis—
faction, au'd from ‘25 to 30 per cent. cheupcrthan
any other. Manufactured and for sale by
CHAS. T. LEONARD a SON.
,
Spectacles to suitall tints ol Eves
AGENT FOR
LAZAREJS & MOI} lus's
CE]. EBB A'I‘El) PERFECT}. II
"‘ "‘ ' ‘9 ll “CLAiSEi
tPEClAtLES a ll. . .- ...
Also, a large assorinent of GENUINI‘. PARA
BOLD or PEBBLE SPECTACLES the on 13‘ kind
over yet produced that do not tire the eyc.thrit
gives a clear and distinct vrsion, and makes Weak
eyes strong. Warranted i'onllvc years without
ol‘lcusc. Special attentiop given to fitting near
sighted people. A large assortment of
OPERA and FIELD GLASSES
AT .
Wood’s Jewel/r?) Store,
UNDER THE OPERA HOUSE.
HOTOGRAPHY
ERPETUATES
‘r t 1 x v r
NATION AL GRBA’I‘NLSS.
One dozen Stereoscopic Views of the Centennial
Exhibition sent post-paid to any address onlrc-
ccipt 0153.00. (lirr variety includes all'tlie build-
lugs, grounds, statuary, and other beautiful things
exhibited. This company Illlll sole authority to
use the Photographic art; within the grounds and
buildings of" tlic CENTENNIAL la‘xiiini'rlon. .
Americans should secure so valuableu collection
of authentic pictures of‘ the growth rind greatness
of their own country. - »
Pleasing and Profitable Presents.
Cartos dc Vision, l5 cents:‘5v~1,:'i0 cents; 8x10
$1.00 each. Catalogues sent for . cent stamp.
For sale. by all dealers and booksellers. At dress,
CENTENNIAL PHOTOG RAPHIC 00.,
(Wilson St Allanis,) PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Studio on International Exhibition Grounds.
Agents wanted everywhere.
AND ‘ j
earn) won.
023 very Description. at the
Been, Jon
Gazette Job Printing Office.
NO 'I‘OI’ BUGGY, for sale. 1'y2
Are you going to Paint?
USE
AVERILIS’S
CHEMICAL PAINT!
THE BEST IN THE MARKET.
It is more beautifiil,_moredurable, lowerin price.
is all ready for use, does not wash by rain. best
wood preservcr, is water and fire proof, and is the
best for_general uses, either for wood, iron or
brick biuldings. any‘ol‘ the fin rsi rcsidcnccsin
town are painted with
AVERILL’S CHEMICAL PAINT
Put up ready for use in pails of 1. 2 or 3 gallons
kegs of 5, 10 or 15 gallons, hall‘ barrels or‘ barrels
All orders promptly filled and an y information
given by applying to
D. H. WEBB, Sole A g’t for Norwalk
Office at Store of RAT MON‘D Biro’s, foot of
Washington Street, SOUTH NORWALK.
0. H. DOUGLASS,
Manufacturing Confectioner,
Keeps constantly on hand a large variety of
Pure Confectionery
Always Fresh and of the Best Quality, at
. “’liolcsalc and Retail.
- Also a superior article of
ICE CREAM.
SODA WATER,with fruit syrups. and OTTAWA
cBhlilrlskulrawn from Matthews Patent Steel Foun-
ul . .
Fruits, Nuts, fine Imported and
Domestic Cigars.
No. 21 Main Street.
An Elegant Ice Cream Saloon and Bestauran
for Ladies andGcntlcmen.
0. H. DOUGLASS,‘Proprietor.
GEORGE WARD SELLECII,
Hasconstantly in stock at hisne stand ,
No. 9 Main Street,
A choice and dne’assortme‘n l of
Groceries,
Proms/tons,
Floor/r,
Fruct, &c.,
’130 which he WUultll nvitezlieattciitiono in who
wishtog,arcbaselirst-classgoods.at
Reasonable Prices.
DRIED BEEF, SLICED A SPECIALTY. BEST
OF RAMS, EITHER WHOLE 0R SLICED .
Dropln and see nsin or newstore,
No. 9 MAIN STREET.
'I would request the attention Of
any persons who contemplate
building to the very desi-
rable stock of
IBUMtBE-R
Now in my Yard at NOrwalk.
I
S H I N G L E S,
-—BOTI{—
SIIAVED. PINE and CEDAR,
' And 0178:1ch Shingles
The S. K. & 00.,
The Curtis & 00.,
Also,
air) now prepared to furnish in the line 01
And other Brands.
Sawed Spruce.
Also a Large and Thoroughly SeasoncglLol ofSoft
Michigan Sirliiig,
Both Rough Edge and Jointed.
In all grades 01' Lumber. of every description,
used in this market, my assortment never was
better. or pi ices more lavorablc.
Now is the Time to Buy,
When a good selection can be had,bel‘ore the
yards are thinned out
Whitewood, Ash and olacirglnur
Lumber delivered by rail or
teams. NO charge for loading on
‘ board cars.
E.IHfl4:
l
9 wagon for Sale.
Goo l'Ilusiness WAGON. will be sold cheap
forlwant of use. Apply at the GAZETCI‘SII
. Successors to H. L. UIILE. No. 11 Main Street.
.
i
DRUG S l, RE .
FELIX. GNIER, M. D.. PERLEY 1. GLINES,
Dru gists & Apothelzaries,
(Niprwalk, (.‘t., kcepconstantly on hand it ' lstock
Pure Drugs and Chemicals.
Our Dispensing Room is in charge or DR. W. 0.
GLIAhS,-an experienced Pharmacist. With his
knowledge ofCheniisti-y, and care in the repara-
tion of Medicines. generally. we feel con dent all
gugstsaewiho favor us With their orders wrll‘ be well
. l .
FARMERS AND HORSEMEN
Should know that we keep a full supply of Veteri-
nary Medicines and are preparer! to fill prescrip—
tions for Horses and Neat Cattle. from Clatcr,
Blaine, pclaf‘ossc, Moiroud and other celebrated
authorities. '
‘ Oiir stock,.aniong otlienarticlcs, comprise the
choicest 1 erlumcs.Soaps, Colognes anilllair Oils,
also L‘ruslies, Combs, Chamois Skins. Sponges,
l’nrc {-lyccrrpemirdb‘ecd. Fancy Articles,l'atent
Medicines, Cigars, etc... etc. ' ‘
Also Chmce Liqiiors,'Wiiies, Ale and Porter for
Medicinal purposes. '
Family Groceries
CHEAP FOR CASH !'
The undersigned haying purchased the stock of
goods formerly owned by the Sovcrigiis ol' Indus-
try, andjltted up the store with an entirely new
stock of Goods. is now offering to the public as
good an assortment of
CHDICE FAMILY GBDGERIES,
Provisions, Flour. Teas, Sugar, Spices, kc” at the
~"very lowest market pricesfor cash. Goods deliv-
ered anywhere about town free of charge. Call
and try us, it will be for your advantage.
GEORGE CARTEI‘,
Lynes’ Block, Water Street, opposite Railroad
Crossing. ., ll
Machines Repai ed.
All kinds of Sewing Machines
Repaired and put in perfect run-
gr mg order. Lvery machine guar-
anteed to run as and as new. 01'-
: tiers left at S. l\.Sianley’s News
' Office, or sent to me by mail will
. receive prompt attention.
1). J. Gruman, Jr.
Sewing
* 3mll
Pianos for Sale.
One New Weber and One New
Cliickering Pianos, -
TAKEN in exchange for other property,will be
sold at a great sacrifice. For particulars
address immediately or en iiire of
l GEO. R. CHOL VELL, High Street. .
vmwmmmm
Practical House and Stallion.
GRAINING, MARBLING. GILDING, KALSO"
MINING. Plain and Decorative PAPER
HANGING. FURNITURE Re;
painted and Varnishcd. ' -
41 MAIN" STREET, -(3m9)- NORIVALK.
Notice.
EING desirous ofclianging my business, I will
sell at a bargain my house, containing 12
rooms, situated in West Main Street. Nerwalk,
within two minutes’ walk of the Bridge. Also
my business at Cannon’s Station. There is a Post
Office and Railrpad Station connected With the
business. 1nqriiry may be made‘nf‘rne for terms
at Cannou’s Station. of JAS. MITCHELL. Nor-
walk. I hereby forbid :illpcrsons trustinganyonc
on my account, as I will pay no debt contracted
by anyone but myself, unless I give a written
orrlcr. ' J HN WJIENOUD.
Cannon’s Station, March 1511:, 187.7.
A CARD.
I would remind my friends and patrons that 1
am still in business, doing Millinery:inthildren’s
Dressmakiug, and Stamping, and shall continue
the same until further notice. ,
MRS. H. L. MCLEAN.
Norwalk. Nov. 13th, 1876.
3m12
LARGE ASRORTIVIENT OF
. H I L DR E N ’
A It Pt I A G E
.BXTREMBLYEOW errors.
15:. K. Lockwood’n.
J. ltllaiifoi'rl to San,
Having rented the store occupied the past year
by Mr. G. O. liceler, they will open on
THURSDAY .lVENlN’G, April 501,
A very nice market for the sale of
Poultry,
Fish,
Fruit,
AND
' Vegetables.
Where will be kept all the
Finest, as well as the Common
Varieties in their Season, ,
and we shall endeavor by fair dealing and strict
at tention to business to merit, and would res ect~
frilly invite a share of the public patronage; ‘ I‘hey
have engaged the services of Charley Doolan to
take charge of the Fish Department, which is a
sufficient guarantee that everything will be ”nice.
OYSTERS .e CLAMS
Opened or in the Shell.
ALSO
Pure Milk from our own Dairy.
J. P. Heronn. FRANK HANFOIID.
MILK. >M|LK.
llE subscriber would announce to the citizens
_ of Norwalk and South Norwalk, that he has
made arrangements to have the whole product of
the dairy of Mr. SAMUEL MARVIN, of Wilton,
one of the nearest, cleanest amt best daily in New
England, and he is now prepared to furnish PURE
MILK to those who ma ' desire for the low price
of SIX CENTS PER Q. ART, until September I.
So better Milk can he nail in any market. Orders
respectfully solicited. My Milk Wagon will run
through the principal streets or the town every
morning. (i I'll). W.JENXINGS.
Wilton, Conn , April Ell. [377. ill it
C H U R .1‘3- 8 ,
Milk Pans, Milk Pails,
‘ Butter Bowls, But--
,tcrLadles,&c.,
.-\'l‘
E. K. LOC‘KWOOD’S.
For sale.
Bar llorsc, six years old, sound and kind
stylish lll‘l\‘Cl‘,Xlllfl good worker. Will be sold
Amuly In \\'. If. \ ASH,
Manufacturing (‘0.
- '16
A
cheap it applied for soon.
at the office ot'llie Union
Norwulk, lj‘cb 51b, 1377.
$2,700 WANTED
0N SECOND i‘lOll'l‘G-A'h‘ ES; on first-class liar--
ough property: apply at this office. .
Legal Blanks, Deeds
Writs, &c., I
PRINTED ‘AT THE
GAZETTE
remarkably bare when unadorned.
for his services,
_ avoided.
voL. ix...mm 16,
The Horse’s Prayer.
Going up hill, whip the not,-
Coming down hill, hurry me not;
On‘level, ground, spare me not,
Loose in stable forget me not.
Of hay and corn,'rob me not;
Of clean Water, stint me ndt; .
With sponge and'water, neglect me not;
Of soft,'dry bed, deprive me not.’
. Tired or hot, wash me not;
If sick or cold, chill me not;
With bit or reins, oh! jerk me not;
And when your are angry, strike me not.
So long as cheap work is what people de-
mand, there is no use in grumbling when the
cheap products fail us. Whether'it be dams,
or sewers or houses that fall; or food that
makes ussick; or bridges that break; or boats
that go to pieces, it is all the same. To get the
proper thing a proper compensation must be
given. Good engineers Who charge fitlyafor
their labor. and who do-solid work, are (le-
rided by the ignorant andleft often idle to sit
by and watch the work? of their inferiors
crumble away. There is no- fun in this for
them,- but there is profound mortifieation in
it for the country zit-large. - It verges on the
criminal to trust our power, both water and
‘steam, and our whole domestic safety by rea-
son of our sewers, to any but thoroughly
competent persons. This is' done, however,
everywhere, and the natural results are
mourned as strange and unnatural. From the
planning of great works to the execution of
their details, the penny-saving. policy—the
most costly in the end—.lias become the char-.
acteristic one. “Economists” cry-extravaa
ganec at the mention of expensive methods,
but cheapness and sham bring their own con-
sequenceS+Hartford Oourant.
*
Afoof-traveler in Alabama writes to the
New York Times, that in the Black Belt, im-
provedrla'nds can be bought on time or for
cash, at from $2.50 to $10 an acre, but the
titles are complicated with tax sales. Land
can be rented at- from $1 to $2 an acre.
Living is much cheaper than at the North; a
garden, with a little care, supplies abundance
for the table. The houses are generally of
one story-and unattractive; some are large
and airy, and some are merely frame build-
ings of two or four rooms. Few or no clos-
ets exist; the rooms are large and high, and
Fire-
places are common,_and piaz‘zas are generally
broad and inviting. A fence, ,or the remains
of one as a suggestion, surrounds. an acre or'
two containing a few fruit trees, commonly
peaches, pears, figs, some grape-vines, and
plums; and rose bushes, jessamines, ivy, and
other ornamental plants live through their
neglect in token of what was and what might
be. No farm building-3,113 barn, stable or
tool-house, will. be found; but plenty of
cabins for. negroes will be on the place.
Wood is abundant, for either fencing or fuel.
Lumber, at from $10 to $12, is to be had at
neighboring mills. Stock will live all the
year, on the native grasses in summer, and
the cane-brakes in winter. Labor is abund-
ant at from $10 to $12 per month, without
board. Mules cost this year‘$100; cows, of
reasonably good breeds, $40; sheep, com-
mon, $2.50; pigs, (fifty pounds weight) $3.
Poor Girls.
The poorest girls in the world are those
who have never been taught to work. There
are thousands of them. Rich parents have
potted them; they have been taught'to de-
spise labor, and depend upon others for a
living, and are perfectly helpless. If misfor-
tune comes upon their friends, as it often
does, their case is hopeless. The most for-
lorn and miserable w0mcn upon earth belong
to this class. It belongs to parents to protect
their daughters from this deplorable condi-
tion. They do them a great wrong if they
neglect it. Every daughter should be taught
to earn her oWn living. The rich as well as
the poor require this training. The wheel of
fortune rolls swiftly round—the rich are very
likely to become poor, and the poor rich.
Skill to labor "is no disadvantage to the rich,
and is indispensible to the poor. Well-lo-do
parents must educate their daughters to work;
no reform is more imperative than this.
Rum and Crime.
The startlingvfact that eighty-four tlious-.
and three hundred and ninety-nine cases
were brought before the police court in New
York city, we get from the annual report of
the board of police justices during the last
year. This is one .to twelve of the whole
population of the city. Nearly one half
(forty thousand) were cases of intoxication,
and half the rest were for crimes induced
by drinks—ond it is optimated to the drink
pestis due from seventy-five to ninety per
cent of all the business of the police courts.
Add to the seven thosuand licensed houses,
three thousand unlicensed, and we have ten
thousand-drinking places in the city, and at
the low estimate of five thousand dollars a
year each for liquors, making the enormous
aggregate in additson to the cost of .crimI,
pauperism and vagrancy, fifty million dollars
.a hundred times werse than wasted, And
yet numerouspoliticians and officials in city
and country are choice blind to‘these astound-
ing facts. ‘ . ' -
From the Note York Tritium.
The CommercialValuc of Health
~
A SALARIRD DOCTOR. g
Very few people can afford to be sick.
The rich man may not mind the expense;
the man in moderatecircumstances can neith-
er afford the time nor the expense, and the
poor man has no right to be > sick, for his ill-
ness must be prevented at. the expense of
society, lest it spread. and ,do much harm.
The very rich. and the very poor patronize
the doctor at the slightest symptoms of illness
.the one can pay the doctor, the other goes to
the dispensary. The middle. class man
avoids the doctor as long as possible, and
permits harmless attacks of illness to grow
to formidable disease, and often only calls
help when it is-too late. -
In every thousand men and women there
is always a certain number, say twenty-five
who are sick. This sick—rote being known,
it is easy to reckon the commercial value ‘of
health, and from this it ispossible to estimate
the money cost of keeping it.
Suppose a thousand men and women in one
neighborhood paid each ten cents a week to
a fund. In a year they would collect $5,200.
Suppose they paid $4,000 to a good physician
on demand, for a year.
Would it not be a cheap bargain for them
and a good thing for him ? A goodmedical
man could easily. undertake to maintain a
thousand people in good health, as far as na-
ture would permit. for ethis sum, and he
would still "have $1,200 left .to pay for the
collecting. He could hardly be, expected to
call each week for the dimes, and a collector
would be needed. This Would only amount
in $55.20 a year for each patient .and. w'ould
entitle him to medical attendance on demand
for a year. By such an arrangement the
patients would be sure of help in need; they
could call the doctor at the very first stages
of illness, and thus muck sickness wouldbe
The first hour of an illness is worth
more than the second week. and the doctor
who is called promptly is generally the most
successful. If the dcctor felt secure in a
good income, if he had his patients constantly
111 band, he could do himself more justice.
and save his patients much pain, delay, and-
trouble. .
This idea is neither new nor visionary. It
is already in active operation in several Eng~
lisb chic-s underwhat is .lilllW-‘ll as the pro-
vident dispensary system. ,It can be made
to pay, 'and it might be of value both to the
general publicand the medical profession.
, CHARLES Baum”).
New York, March 10, 1877.
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Daniel MoCa'ffrey was remanded last week,
srsam Pam-True. OFFICE I
OFFICE.
NOBWALK.
for trial without bail, for biting his wife's
nose clean from her face and one of her
thumbs off ina family discussion about the
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